Your guide to Wimbledon

Jamie (above) and Andy Murray will be in action on the grass courts of SW19 over the next fortnight

Published:12:25Monday 29 June 2015

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The tennis action starts today down SW19 way, and here’s your perfect companion to the championships at the All England Tennis Club

It’s time for strawberries and cream, Pimms on the lawn and of course, Wimbledon.

The annual soiree at the All England Tennis club will dominate the next few weeks, but here’s all the facts you need from Ticketbis.net. Total prize money for the players has risen by seven per cent. That means £1.88m each is on offer for the Singles so Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitová will be fighting hard to defend their titles.

Did you know only seven Championships have been recorded without rain interruptions since 1922?

History

The Ladies’ Singles Plate has been contested since 1886. The Men’s Singles Cup since 1887.